Am I able to submit an update to an existing Provisional application?

You don't update, you file a new provisional. You would keep the 09/2012 date as to all that is in the application filed on 09/2012 but not as to...

I have a website where a put up recipes. Do I need to get this copyrighted?

Likely neither. It is something you need to register as a servicemark. You already have a copyright to the extent one is available. Recipes cannot...

I need a lawyer to help me with patent license or sale

It's not clear you need a lawyer and it's skills, experience and connections that are important not location. You may need a licensing agent or...

I want to make a card game inspired by a short story published in the 1930s. Do I need to seek permission to publish this?

The work is likely in the public domain and likely not infringed, anyway. If published in 1930, it would have had to be published with a copyright...

I want to do a documentary on the unsolved murder of my brother's death, can I be sued by people involved?

Were you going to let us in on what video? You know what "the video" means, but we don't. Yes, you can be sued. Anyone can sue anyone for...

I know of a gay porn comp.that is making videos @ a duplex and they don't provide std testing for their actors. is that legal?

You might get two other people, making the requisite 3 and file a sanitary nuisance complaint with the Florida Health Dept. See...

How can I continue with my product without patent infringement?

Who advised you? A next door neighbor or a competent patent attorney. Makes a big difference. What do you mean by "some research". Did you ask...

Although the facts you give are insufficient to give you a definite answer, generally it is best to adopt a trademark that is free of conflict. It...

Is it illegal for a man to hire a woman to take him a shower while she is wearing a bikini?

Where, how, for what purpose? Your facts are as skimpy as the bikini. Bare the facts about this bare experience as what you barely gave us is not...

Yes, they can and apparently did. However, you can get it removed if you follow the proper procedure with YouTube and they agree. They often remove...